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Contents 1 Tony Blair English? 2 "It should be noted that..." 3 Use 4 Nitpicking

[edit] Tony Blair English?

Let's have citations if the article is to include that (i) TB claims he's English and (ii) people believe him. Mr Stephen 08:44, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Well seeing as his father was English, and he supports the English football team [1] it is pretty clear that he is English. I don't see what it matters if people believe him or not. Catchpole 08:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

In the last World Cup Gordon Brown made it publicly known that he supported the England football team - that didn't make him English! (And the Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond supported Brazil - I somehow doubt his nationality changed either!) Timrollpickering 12:58, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "It should be noted that..."

(concerning the over-representation of SE England MPs amongst the Conservatives)

Maybe, but not in this context. The article is about the Scottish Raj. There's no need also to mention the undoubted Tory bias towards the South East. The Angel of Islington (talk) 01:43, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Use

a pejorative term used by English nationalists

Is there any evidence this is a term coined by or used by English nationalists? My recollection is that the term was in active use before issues like the West Lothian Question and the number of Scots in the Labour front line became a source of grievance (Scotland was also "overrepresented" in the last Conservative Cabinet as well!) and it seemed little different from other "mafias" in politics such as the "Cambridge Mafia" in the Conservative cabinets of the 1980s and 1990s. Timrollpickering (talk) 15:08, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nitpicking

If we are going to have an article which talks about English nationalists' nitpicking over the small number of Scots MPs who are in prominent positions at Westminster, then where does it stop? We Scots, could start writing articles on the number of English people in prominent quango positions in Scotland, or heads of organisations which have unfair and undemocratic influence over important decision-making processes, relating to energy, environment, community projects etc. There would be a much longer list, I can assure you. I'm all for an English parliament, if that's what English people want. Trouble is you've had one for a long time, it's called Westminster. It invariably looks after English interests first, and always has done. --Reasonable30 (talk) 08:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)